THE LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 8438, 9 May 1907, Page 5

THE LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION.

SPEECH AT CHEVJOT. AN ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTION. By Telegrpph—Prosa Assot^aitoi. CHRISTCHURCH, May 8. Mr W. F. Massey M.H.R., Lepder of the Opposition, visited Cheviot yesterday, at the invitation of a umber of the settlers in tbst district. He was met at Domett by Messrs T. Meikle (Chairman of the Cheviot Cornty Council), S. Smith (President of the Cheviot Settlers' Association), and a lumber of represe <ti>tive settlers, and spent the riiernoon driving round the district. In the evening Mr M; ,tr :ey delivered' an addicss at the IWa Hull. The meetiv g w«s the largest thofc has evor bee.ireld at Cheviot the Ml being crowded. Mr M?s.ey's pdt-irss «as devoted chieclv to c w e )*> d He bv\ aaenthusi.sl'c rc.vpnoo, *'» d the keenest iiile/est was nr I'csLed in bis spcc( h trom stfrt to fi lis* l . His address was oa lit cs of previous deliver J by him durirg the p "i'c xecoss. At the clo;:e of the address, the followi. g motio.i was proposed and seeo-c 1 3-'"it't this meeting acoidi a ht 'ivy vote of thanks to Mr To.- his sb->;ec-m.-<ilW.'e acVress, a d is of opinion tbzc the opi'oral sysivm of Menace is the mofi: s; , tisr;-..au , y of li"? the pro|j'e uoo.i the h\i«V An amendment was moved "that this meetly tha.iks Mr Massey for his address, ?>)d its entire conPr'ecce in t*"e present Governme it's libjti.il bod polity." The motion was ri-'.vlel by a large majority amidst nu'ch excliomcot arid enthusiasm.

la return).ig thinks Mr M?«;3ey said thora w?s a treme.idojs fight approaching ouj the question of freehold and leasehold. He could give the audience this, th >t the La.id Bill of the Govern •licit was not goiiig to be passed into law so long as he te.nained a membjr of Parliament. (Loud applause). He was not speaking or bo.?stirgly, but they wojid have to expel him before Bill was ppsscd into law, and he would never xe'e and those workirg with him would never rest, until every settler on the lard of the C own b?d the right of option of pen-base. (L id cheers).

JVJr M?S3ey returned to Wellicgiou to-night.